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Fun fact 4 about Equatorial Guinea

Portuguese rule in Equatorial Guinea lasted from the arrival of Fernão do Pó (Fernando Pó) in 1472 until the 1778 Treaty of El Pardo
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Independence from Spain was gained on 12 October 1968, at noon in the country's then capital, Malabo.

Equatorial Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea

Population
1.9M
Area
28,051 km²
Capital
Malabo
Continent
Africa
148th most populous country in the world

Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa and the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi).

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